Spend the afternoon visiting the U'Mista Cultural Centre, the Ecological Gardens,
the Big Tree Trail and the T'sasala Cultural Group.
The Ecological Park is located at the top of the island next to
the Big Tree Trail system.
Set off on a hike along
the Big Tree Trail to see the park's legendary sequoias and a section of the park that's been dedicated to the National Geographic Society.
Hike along
the Big Tree Trail to see the park's legendary sequoias and a section of the park that's been dedicated to the National Geographic Society.
Not exact matches
Although people do look at you on the
trail when you've got on Vibram Five Fingers and are hauling a
big tree limb while you run...
We love the Evergreen Mountain loop for a good climb, but other loops (like the Hidden Fawn
Trail) and lots of big, shady trees make this higher - altitude area good for beginners, people looking to beat the heat, and even trail run
Trail) and lots of
big, shady
trees make this higher - altitude area good for beginners, people looking to beat the heat, and even
trail run
trail runners.
A guidebook available from the Visitor Info Centre in downtown Alert Bay contains information on each of
Big Tree's 15 interpretive stops, as well as descriptions of the rest of the island's
trails.
The best way to experience Alert Bay is on foot, either by walking the 13 - km (8 - mi) shoreline, or hiking and biking the
Big Tree Interpretive
Trail and the boardwalk into the Ecological Gardens.
Like
Big Sur, Marfa, and Taos, Joshua
Tree has long been an outpost on the vagabond - hipster
trail, favored by explorers looking for the wide - open, Wild West feeling of the modern - day frontier.
Here, guests are surrounded by 12 hectares of indigenous Tsitsikamma forest with
big Yellowwood
trees, walking
trails and 3 large colourful ponds.
Dense indigenous forests, crashing waves against rocky shores and a myriad activities that include canopy tours, the suspension bridge, black water tubing, the Otter, Dolphin and Tsitsikamma
trails, Nature's Valley and the
Big Tree.
Park at the visitor center and enjoy wandering the many
trails amongst some of the worlds
biggest trees.
Eight photographs by Hullihen Williams Moore (American, born 1942): «Appalachian
Trail and Mist,» 1994, pigment print, image: 30 x 23 1/2 inches; «Falling Spring,» 1996, pigment print, Image: 30 x 24 1/2 inches; «Rhododendron and Tall
Trees,» 2007, pigment print, image: 30 x 22 3/4 inches; «Baldface Mountain Overlook,» 1981, pigment print, image: 20 x 26 inches; «Baldface Mountain Overlook», 1988, pigment print, image: 20 x 24 3/4 inches; «New Ferns,» 1992, gelatin silver, image: 19-7/8 x 19 1/4 inches; «
Big Meadows Pine, Fog and Ice,» 1991, pigment print, image: 14 x 11 1/4 inches; «Ice Orb and Lace,» 1992, gelatin silver print, image: 10-3/8 x 13 1/4 inches